Recent work & news from Susan Conway Photography

October 2009

October 30, 2009

We've done a little rearranging here at Casa Conway recently. We gave up our guest room furniture and made way for a tiny home studio space. Naturally, the first shoot featured Fresh Kitty, Molly Mittens, Martha & Gus!

Chris and I are blessed with wonderful families, including our darling nieces, Maeve & Aine. They both celebrated birthdays recently, with the help of friends, family, face-painting, and a pink castle bouncy house. Cupcakes & Hoodsie cups rounded out the day nicely.

We are habitual visitors to Martha's Vineyard. There's no place like it. One of the island's attractions is the lack of traffic light. Yes, there's the blinker, but that's just providing a helping hand at the four-way stop. This September we were surprised to see actual red/yellow/green traffic lights during bridge work between Edgartown and Oak Bluffs. Thank goodness they're just temporary!

Time flies! It was two months ago that we venture up to Salem to catch a show featuring two bands full of friends: The Wynotts and 5-Point. I decided to take along a camera, speedlight, and a set of Pocketwizards to play along. Here are a few favorites of each band.

All my mom wanted for Christmas last year was a family photo. OK, I'm a photographer, I can do that. We waited until May to shoot it (on Mother's Day, how nice.) And Mom got a nice, big gallery wrap for her den. She joked that now she looks over and she feels like she can talk to us. At least, I hope she was joking!

the best part was how i got to run from behind the camera to my position in the back row, over and over again as the self-timer worked its magic.

Not too long ago I stumbled across the Best Camera app for my iPhone while browsing the App Store. What fun! I love the concept that "the best camera" is the one you have with you. (And frankly, I'm often just too lazy to go get my "real" camera for an impromptu shot or two.) I've been promising to post pictures of Gus and Martha for all my friends at American Boston Terrier Rescue, so here's a selection of recent "Best Cam" photos of the dynamic duo!

miss martha was frolicking on the sunny deck on one of last days as an only dog.

he even looks cute sideways! gus on his first day in MA. a bit concerned about the phone cam.

the first shot of the two together. gus was still very new with "stay," hence the stray foot in the back!

matha was p.o.'d that gus was hogging the lap space.

martha's not a big fan of the rain. or this raincoat. oh, well.

martha's defenses are breaking down...the first snuggly nap.

martha makes herself comfy. that's gus on the left.

gus gets his revenge several minutes later by using martha as a pillow.

soft toys have a shot lifespan around here these days. major tug-o-war going on.

she'll be really ticked off by the arrival of snow & ice, but martha sure does love her winter-time fires!